# It's For The Children | Bitcoin News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/it-s-for-the-children-bitcoin-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/it-s-for-the-children-bitcoin-news.md Podcast: [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672) Published: 2026-08-25T16:14:59+00:00 Episode link: https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/bitcoin-and-/1410 Audio file: https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.podhome.fm/episode/98d1b634-3ead-490c-ade3-08dc4d9e1446/639232706717322168fcb13d4b-8375-45bd-8b7f-2589d4756ecf.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/episodes/it-s-for-the-children-bitcoin-news Duration seconds: 2554 ## Resource   Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the U.S. expanding pressure on Iran with sanctions targeting digital assets and other revenue channels, a Chainalysis-led operation that flagged more than 7,700 suspect accounts, continued UK banking restrictions on Bitcoin transfers, a $24 million AI crypto-mining Ponzi conviction, and the mysterious Ox Alpha AI model. This one runs through bitcoin regulation, financial surveillance, banking access, fraud, and technology. Topics for today:    U.S. Iran Sanctions Target Crypto   Chainalysis Flags 7,700 Accounts   UK Banks Keep Blocking Bitcoin   $24M Crypto Mining Ponzi Conviction   Mystery AI Model Ox Alpha  Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin regulation, and technology: https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-08-24-us-escalates-iran-pressure-sanctions-crypto-aviation-shipping-gold-economic-d-day-412648 https://cointelegraph.com/news/chainalysis-operation-lighthouse-flags-7700-crypto-accounts https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/uk-banks-blocking-bitcoin https://decrypt.co/376427/jury-convicts-las-vegas-man-of-24m-ai-crypto-mining-ponzi-scheme https://decrypt.co/376396/mysterious-ai-model-ox-alpha   Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhY Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZ Find the Bitc… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/episodes/it-s-for-the-children-bitcoin-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/it-s-for-the-children-bitcoin-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.